Corded woven fabric



Oct. 26, 1937. J AMYQT 2,096,835

CORDED WOVEN FABRIC Filed Dec. 2. 1935 INVENTOR L. J .A .AMYOT 3%. WWW

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 26, 1937 I v I UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlceQ;

2,096,835 4 CORDED woven FABRIC Louis J. A. Amyot, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application December 2, 1935, Serial No. 52,536

I 1 Claim. (01. 139-417) This invention relates to the manufacture of connection with the corresponding sections fi fabrics and particularly woven fabrics in which and '5. 5 reinforcing cords are laid to give the fabric a re- In practice, my improved fabric may be-rmade I quired degree of stifines's. I with a single stiffened section integral with one 6 The object of the invention is to provide a or more flexible sections or with any desired nuln-i :7

improved cord-stiffened fabric which, in addiber of stiifened' and flexible sectionsin any detion to other applications, is particularly useful sired alternation. I as a stiffening material in the bust section of a In weaving the fabric described herein it is brassire, corset or other foundation garment. necessary to beat up the rib covering l0 so -that 10 The fabric produced in accordance with this the stiffening ribs formed by the cords l will -10 invention comprises'plain batiste or similar flcxstand out on the face of the fabric and leave the ible sections alternating with integral stiffened back of the fabric substantially smooth and flat sections in which the stiffening cords are incorthroughout its entire area. To this end the loom porated in a novel manner sothat the back of is equipped with a special attachment to release the fabric is smooth and flat, while the face porthe take-up pawl so that the cloth, instead of be-. 16

tion of the stiffened section presents closely spaced ing taken up in the usual manner, is permitted to cord-reinforced ribs which have a substantial remain stationary on the front of the loom at instiffening effect. tervals during which the beating up of the cord Proceeding now to a more detailed descriptio or rib covering is accomplished. In this con-f 20 reference will be had to the accompanying drawnection it may be explained that, at every third 0 ing, in which: pick during theweaving of a rib or cord cover-= s Figure 1 is a face view of a section of stiffened ing the take-up pawl is released so that the picks T fabric woven in accordance with this invention; may be beaten home. For example, during the Figure 2 is a section alo g line 22 of Figure 1. formation of the first two or three stiffening ribs,.

Referring more particularly to the drawing. my the take-up pawl is released entirely for approxiimproved fabric comprises flexible sections 5, 5 mately 24-5 picks but this is gradually reduced, and 5 alternating with stifiened sections 6 and 6* during the formation of a certain number of sucin which the stiffening cords I are incorporated.' di ribs, to t Suitable minimum which is The stiffening cords 1 are laid between top and maintained for all the r ai i ribsbottom warps of the fabric to form a series of out- AS described in my impending pp n 86- 30 standing stiffening ribs on th faces of t rial No. 423,271 panels made of the stiffened stiffened sections 6 and 6 while leaving the backs fabric described herein y be p at d n of such sections substantially as smooth and flat the breast p k of a brassire or 0 set,- so as the backs of the flexibl sections 5 5a and that the stiffeni g ribs formed by the cords Ill 5 In order to accomplish this the fabric is serve to hold upa dsupport the breast in amore' 35 woven on a 1 t t warps a and 9 herecomfortable and desirable manner than the t j after termed t top and bottom warps Both stiffening bones and starched materials heretowarps are used in weaving the first flexible secfore used for this P p tion 5, and the bottom warp 9 is then permitted What I claim 1 40 to lie idle while the top warp a is employed in A stiffened w v n fa n ud ngsely.

weaving a covering ID for the first stiffening spaced Parallel Stifiening cords incorporatwedn 3 cord 'I'which is then inserted between said coverthe fabric during the weaving thereof somating and the idle bottom warp portions 9*. Both r warps are then again employed in the weaving of two or three picks of plain cloth II which serves to bind the first stiffening cord in place between its covering l0 and the bottom warp portion 9. After similar incorporation of the reweaving the weft threads and a top warp ofthe ribs formed by said cords, each of said cords being bound in place between a bottom warp of thethe back of the fabric is substantiallysmootlif' and flat throughout its area whereas the ,faceeof 1 the fabric is provided with outstanding stiffening y g fabric and a woven rib covering formed by inter- I naming cords required to make up the first fabric while permitting the bottom warp to lie 50 stiffened section 6, both of the warps 8 and 9 idle, said bottom warp being interwoven with the are again employe in e Weaving 0f h second weft threads .and with the top warp at opposite pla n or flexible Section Following this. the sides of each cord so that the cords are covered at second stiffened section 6 and the third flexible th back of the fabric solely by the warp threads.

section 5 are respectively woven as described in LOUIS J. A. AMYOT. 

